Table 6. Selected Characteristics of Families, by Type, Region, and Race of Householder: March 1995 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Release date: May 1996 (Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbols, see text) ============================================================================================================================================== | Black White, not Hispanic |====================================================================================================== | Other families Other families | ============================ ============================ | Female Male Female Male | Married- householder, householder, Married- householder, householder, Characteristic | couple no spouse no spouse couple no spouse no spouse | Total families present present Total families present present ============================================================================================================================================== UNITED STATES Total, all families 1/................ 8,093 3,842 3,716 536 53,024 44,173 6,764 2,087 Size of Family Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Two persons............................. 35.1 31.0 36.7 53.3 45.6 43.3 55.0 64.2 Three persons........................... 26.6 23.5 29.7 27.8 22.4 21.3 29.5 23.8 Four persons............................ 20.2 25.0 16.9 7.8 20.6 22.8 10.3 8.3 Five persons............................ 10.7 12.4 9.7 5.5 8.1 9.0 3.8 2.4 Six persons............................. 4.2 4.8 3.8 1.9 2.3 2.6 0.8 0.7 Seven or more persons................... 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.6 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.6 Age of Householder Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 15 to 34 years.......................... 32.2 24.6 39.6 35.3 22.0 20.6 29.2 29.4 35 to 44 years.......................... 27.8 27.0 27.9 33.7 25.9 25.5 28.8 25.8 45 to 54 years.......................... 17.9 21.3 15.3 11.9 20.3 20.7 17.5 20.4 55 years and over....................... 22.0 27.2 17.1 19.1 31.8 33.2 24.5 24.4 Number of Earners Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No earners.............................. 18.5 10.4 27.0 18.0 14.6 14.3 17.4 11.0 One earner.............................. 36.7 20.3 50.6 57.5 26.0 20.9 51.6 51.1 Two earners............................. 35.0 53.3 18.2 19.9 46.7 50.7 25.3 31.2 Three or more earners................... 9.8 15.9 4.3 4.6 12.7 14.1 5.9 6.7 Related Children Under 18 Years Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No related children..................... 32.8 44.1 20.6 36.4 51.5 54.1 35.2 48.6 With related children................... 67.2 55.9 79.4 63.6 48.5 45.8 64.8 51.3 One child............................. 27.1 21.6 31.6 36.0 20.5 17.8 34.7 32.5 Two children.......................... 22.4 21.4 24.4 15.8 19.1 19.0 21.2 13.9 Three children........................ 10.9 8.9 13.4 8.0 6.7 6.8 6.8 3.4 Four or more children................. 6.8 4.0 10.0 3.8 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.5 Own Children Under 18 Years Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No own children......................... 42.2 49.9 33.0 50.3 53.8 55.6 41.6 55.4 With own children....................... 57.8 50.1 66.9 49.7 46.1 44.4 58.4 44.6 One child............................. 24.3 20.0 27.6 32.4 19.3 17.1 31.3 27.9 Two children.......................... 19.7 19.1 21.6 11.8 18.4 18.6 19.1 12.7 Three children........................ 8.9 7.7 10.7 4.5 6.4 6.6 6.3 3.0 Four or more children................. 4.9 3.3 7.0 1.0 2.0 2.1 1.7 1.0 Own Children Under 6 Years Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No own children......................... 74.9 78.4 70.5 79.8 79.5 79.3 79.1 84.0 With own children....................... 25.0 21.7 29.6 20.2 20.6 20.6 21.0 16.0 One child............................. 17.1 15.5 19.1 15.9 14.2 14.0 15.7 12.5 Two children.......................... 6.0 5.4 7.0 4.0 5.6 5.8 4.7 3.2 Three children........................ 1.6 0.6 2.9 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.2 Four or more children................. 0.3 0.2 0.6 - 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 SOUTH Total, all families 1/................ 4,538 2,287 1,948 303 17,864 15,050 2,188 626 Size of Family Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Two persons............................. 35.4 31.1 38.0 50.5 47.0 44.9 56.4 65.7 Three persons........................... 25.0 22.3 27.7 28.9 23.4 22.6 29.0 21.9 Four persons............................ 21.3 26.1 17.9 6.7 20.5 22.4 10.5 9.5 Five persons............................ 10.7 12.4 9.0 8.8 6.9 7.6 2.8 2.4 Six persons............................. 4.3 4.7 4.4 1.3 1.7 1.9 0.7 - Seven or more persons................... 3.4 3.5 3.1 3.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 Age of Householder Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 15 to 34 years.......................... 32.3 26.3 38.2 39.4 22.6 21.4 29.7 27.7 35 to 44 years.......................... 27.6 27.7 27.3 29.6 24.5 24.1 27.6 23.6 45 to 54 years.......................... 18.0 20.8 15.7 11.7 20.2 20.7 16.5 21.8 55 years and over....................... 22.0 25.1 18.8 19.3 32.7 33.9 26.2 26.8 Number of Earners Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No earners.............................. 15.3 9.7 22.1 12.9 15.2 15.1 17.5 12.0 One earner.............................. 37.4 20.3 54.2 58.6 27.0 22.1 54.0 49.4 Two earners............................. 36.9 54.2 18.5 24.8 47.3 51.4 23.4 32.7 Three or more earners................... 10.4 15.8 5.2 3.7 10.4 11.5 5.1 6.0 Related Children Under 18 Years Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No related children..................... 33.7 43.5 21.9 36.1 52.3 54.8 35.9 49.1 With related children................... 66.3 56.6 78.1 63.8 47.7 45.3 64.1 51.0 One child............................. 26.5 21.0 31.7 35.4 22.0 19.5 35.4 34.9 Two children.......................... 22.6 22.6 23.9 14.5 18.5 18.5 20.9 11.8 Three children........................ 11.0 9.3 13.1 10.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 3.4 Four or more children................. 6.2 3.7 9.4 3.9 1.5 1.6 1.5 0.9 Own Children Under 18 Years Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No own children......................... 43.2 49.7 34.5 49.8 54.9 56.7 42.3 56.4 With own children....................... 56.8 50.3 65.5 50.1 45.1 43.3 57.7 43.6 One child............................. 24.0 19.6 28.0 31.9 20.6 18.4 32.3 30.7 Two children.......................... 19.7 20.1 20.6 11.0 17.7 18.0 18.3 9.7 Three children........................ 8.7 7.7 10.4 5.5 5.4 5.5 6.0 2.8 Four or more children................. 4.4 2.9 6.5 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.4 Own Children Under 6 Years Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No own children......................... 75.4 77.9 71.7 80.5 80.5 80.2 80.4 87.5 With own children....................... 24.7 22.1 28.3 19.5 19.6 19.8 19.6 12.5 One child............................. 17.2 16.5 18.2 15.8 14.6 14.5 16.4 10.5 Two children.......................... 5.5 4.7 6.6 3.7 4.5 4.8 2.9 2.0 Three children........................ 1.5 0.6 2.7 - 0.5 0.5 0.3 - Four or more children................. 0.5 0.3 0.8 - - - - - NORTH AND WEST Total, all families 1/................ 3,555 1,555 1,768 233 35,160 29,123 4,575 1,462 Size of Family Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Two persons............................. 34.8 30.9 35.3 57.0 44.9 42.4 54.4 63.5 Three persons........................... 28.6 25.3 31.8 26.4 22.0 20.6 29.8 24.7 Four persons............................ 18.7 23.5 15.8 9.4 20.7 23.1 10.1 7.8 Five persons............................ 10.8 12.5 10.6 1.3 8.7 9.7 4.2 2.4 Six persons............................. 4.0 5.0 3.2 2.6 2.6 3.0 0.9 1.0 Seven or more persons................... 3.1 2.8 3.3 3.2 1.2 1.3 0.6 0.7 Age of Householder Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 15 to 34 years.......................... 32.1 22.0 41.2 29.9 21.7 20.2 28.9 30.1 35 to 44 years.......................... 28.1 25.9 28.6 39.2 26.6 26.2 29.4 26.7 45 to 54 years.......................... 17.8 22.0 14.9 12.1 20.3 20.7 17.9 19.8 55 years and over....................... 22.0 30.1 15.3 18.8 31.3 32.9 23.7 23.4 Number of Earners Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No earners.............................. 22.7 11.5 32.3 24.7 14.2 13.9 17.3 10.6 One earner.............................. 35.7 20.3 46.6 56.0 25.5 20.3 50.4 51.8 Two earners............................. 32.5 52.1 17.8 13.5 46.4 50.4 26.1 30.5 Three or more earners................... 9.0 16.0 3.3 5.9 13.8 15.4 6.1 7.1 Related Children Under 18 Years Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No related children..................... 31.6 44.9 19.2 36.8 51.1 53.7 34.8 48.4 With related children................... 68.4 55.0 80.7 63.3 48.9 46.2 65.3 51.5 One child............................. 27.8 22.4 31.4 36.7 19.8 16.9 34.4 31.5 Two children.......................... 22.3 19.8 25.0 17.5 19.4 19.3 21.4 14.8 Three children........................ 10.8 8.3 13.7 5.3 7.2 7.4 7.1 3.4 Four or more children................. 7.5 4.5 10.6 3.8 2.5 2.6 2.4 1.8 Own Children Under 18 Years Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No own children......................... 40.9 50.1 31.5 50.9 53.3 55.1 41.3 55.0 With own children....................... 59.1 50.0 68.5 49.1 46.6 44.9 58.7 44.9 One child............................. 24.7 20.7 27.2 33.0 18.7 16.4 30.8 26.7 Two children.......................... 19.8 17.6 22.7 12.9 18.7 18.8 19.5 14.0 Three children........................ 9.2 7.8 11.1 3.2 6.9 7.2 6.4 3.0 Four or more children................. 5.4 3.9 7.5 - 2.3 2.5 2.0 1.2 Own Children Under 6 Years Percent............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 No own children......................... 74.2 79.2 69.2 78.9 79.0 78.9 78.5 82.5 With own children....................... 25.8 20.9 30.9 21.1 21.0 21.1 21.5 17.4 One child............................. 17.1 14.0 20.1 16.0 14.0 13.8 15.3 13.4 Two children.......................... 6.7 6.4 7.3 4.5 6.1 6.4 5.5 3.6 Three children........................ 1.8 0.5 3.1 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.3 Four or more children................. 0.2 - 0.4 - 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Families in group quarters are excluded. These data may vary from other reports containing data from the March 1995 Current Population Survey.